The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-04-21
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see these points, stand in front.
Reject; ), horse whose fore. legs are
not straight. They will not stand
wear. Stand behind the horse as he
walks away from you, and you will be
able to notice, these defects, if they
exist.
Reject a horse which is light below
the knee, especially if Immediately be-
low the knee. The conformation is
essentially weak lac IS
Reject a horse with long, or with
short, or with upright pasterns. Long
pasterns are subject to sprains. Short
or upright pasterns make a horse un-
pleasant to ride, and, on account of
extra conclusions, are apt to u os-
sifc deposits.
Reject a horse with toes turned in
or OUT the tfist generally occurs at
the fetlock. Toes turned "out" are
more Objectionable than toes turned
Gin" When toes are turned out the
fetlPka pre-, generaly,t turned in, and
animals So formed are very aptto cut
or brush. Both, however, are weak
formations.
:. Reject a horse whose hind legs are
too far behind. Good propelling power
will be wanting, and disease as a result
may be expected in the hooks.
Reject horse which goes either very
wide or very close behind.
Reject a horse with very straight or
very bent hooks. The former cause
undue concussionss the latter are apt
to give way.
Reject a horse which is "split up"
.. e., shows much daylight between his
thighs. Propelling power comes from
behind, and must be deficient in hor.
ses without due muscular development
between the thighs.
Reject a horse with flat feet or over
large feet, also with very small feet.
Medium-size are the best.
Reject a horse with one foot smaller
than another.
Upon ~generalities, the following is
advised:
Action must be light, easy, free and
straight. Reject a horse that crosses
his legs in walking OF trotting. Free
dom, power to" move: easily along, is
the great point in a young horse.
Knee-action" is not essential; it will
come with the bit and breaking. A
good walk is absolutely essential. Re-
ject a horse that does not walk well;
he is never pleasant to ride. If q horse
walks well, he. wiHprobably trot well;
but a horse may trot well without walk,
ing we'll. :er
To ascertain whether the action is
true and straight, stand behind the
horse as he walks and trots away from
you. You cannot ascertain this i'm
portant point. by standing on the side.
Never omit to stand behind a horse,
as he walks away.
: A good sloping shoulder is an i'm
portant item in a riding horse, but bad
action may co-exist with a good; and,
vice versa, good, free action may CO.
exist with a somewhat straight shout
der. Reject a horse which is straight
in the shoulder. and long from the
point of the shoulder to the upper part
of the forearm. This formation places
the fore legs too much under the horse,
and makes him unsafe to ride.
OYou may have aSplain horse, even if
alt the above very apparent defects are
absent; but you, will a%tleast, have a
serviceable one. H. #s
A horse should barejected for any
IN really bad fault The greatest
strength of a horse is limited by his
worst point. Horses are often bought
because they possess one or more very
good points. This is aWrong principle
in buying. Thesse1ection of horses
should begin s. neisenRss for bad
points. BSEpoints AreAAAeourse, in.
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